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		<description><![CDATA[Editing a photo might allow you to add more impression to your photo. There is almost everyone do editing in their photograph to reinforce the message that they want to told through a photo. Using many kinds of photo editors such as photofunia might able to allow you to add lots of themes and styles [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Editing a photo might allow you to add more impression to your photo. There is almost everyone do editing in their photograph to reinforce the message that they want to told through a photo. Using many kinds of photo editors such as <a href="http://en.picjoke.net/">photofunia</a> might able to allow you to add lots of themes and styles to make your photo both more beautiful and more impressive too.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Not like common photo editor that usually works through offline method. This kind of photo editors works via online. You can easily go to the websites to add <a href="http://en.picjoke.net/">photo effects</a> to make different look of your photo with this <a href="http://en.picjoke.net/">funny photo</a> editor.</p>
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		<title>Between Penis Enlargement Devices and Medications</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, there are many ways that you can do to improve your penis size. When you find that your penis size affects your sexual life, a penis enlargement treatment might be required for you. You can choose medication enlargement products or enlargement devices that you can get easily today. You can choose enlargementsolutions to provide [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Nowadays, there are many ways that you can do to improve your penis size. When you find that your penis size affects your sexual life, a penis enlargement treatment might be required for you. You can choose medication enlargement products or enlargement devices that you can get easily today. You can choose <a href="http://www.enlargementsolutions.com/" target="_blank">enlargementsolutions</a> to provide you the references about the best and suitable penis enhancement products that can give you satisfactory result. They are available online so you can shop them easily at the convenience of your house.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Penis extenders today are in form of medications and also devices. The medication penis enhancement products are such creams, pills, and remedies. You can also get devices such as <a href="http://www.enlargementsolutions.com/penis-extenders" target="_blank">penis stretchers</a> and penile rings to help you improve your male vital organ. When you try to find the right penis enlargement treatment, make sure that you know well the product that you are using. You can find the references and reviews that you need to determine whether a penis enhancement is safe and can bring you the best result or not online. You need to know the right penis <a href="http://www.enlargementsolutions.com/" target="_blank">enlargement solutions</a> before you finally think that you need to get that treatment or not.</p>
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		<title>YTB International &#8211; The Failure That Stops You From Achieving Massive Success With Your YTB Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YTB International is a network marketing company that offers discount travel services and furthermore an opportunity to start growing your own YTB business. It is no secret that many people in the network marketing industry fails and the same goes for YTB International. Actually, to get the complete truth out in the open, most people [...]]]></description>
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<p>YTB International is a network marketing company that offers discount travel services and furthermore an opportunity to start growing your own YTB business. It is no secret that many people in the network marketing industry fails and the same goes for YTB International. Actually, to get the complete truth out in the open, most people will end up failing and the failure rate in this industry is 95-97%. This doesn&#8217;t really make sense considering that most people join this industry, hoping and dreaming that they can grow their own business and hereby become successful and financially independent. For most people who joins YTB International, this is the opportunity that they have been waiting for &#8211; the thing that will help them achieve the ultimate freedom.</p>
<p>It is a high failure rate &#8211; no doubt &#8211; but it is not 100 %, right? So, obviously it must be working for someone who is growing their YTB business, and becoming successful is certainly not unrealistic. But why does SO many people quit before ever having made any money? Well, they are told that success is going to be easy to achieve, and the moment they recognize that it isn&#8217;t and they can&#8217;t seem to get a positive result, they quit and become a part of those 95-97 %.</p>
<p>Okay I think we all know now that achieving success won&#8217;t be easy with YTB International and you WILL make mistakes &#8211; but in order to EVER succeed with your YTB business you have to make mistakes. You should embrace failure! Don&#8217;t let your mistakes knock you out &#8211; you will grow as a person and gain knowledge of what not to do, by making mistakes &#8211; and this way you will move a little closer to doing it right every single time you make a mistake.</p>
<p>To illustrate this we&#8217;ll take a look at a great example. Thomas Edison was the man who invented the light bulb. Some says that he failed 9999 times and others say 999 times &#8211; the number can&#8217;t be verified, and that do not really matter, because one thing is certain, he failed MANY times before he got it right. Now, why was it Thomas Edison who ended up being the man who invented the light bulb? This answer is important for you to remember! He didn&#8217;t give up! Even though he failes again and again he didn&#8217;t let ANY of the mistakes stop him. He learned from the mistakes and kept trying new ways until he succeeded! He saw his mistakes as a part of succeeding and THAT is why HE was they one who ended up inventing the light bulb.</p>
<p>The message is pretty clear, right? Well to make it even more clear, here it is:</p>
<p>The ONE and only failure that will stop you from achieving massive success in this industry is the one that makes you STOP!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s as simple as that! The only failure that won&#8217;t lead to success with YTB International is the failure of not making any mistakes at all. I promise you, that if you are too afraid of failing, or if you quit because you have made some mistakes you will NOT succeed with your YTB business. If you really are ready to get out there and start reaching out for your goals, you CAN go all the way. If you just find the ways that is working, you WILL succeed.</p>
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		<title>Salu International &#8211; Is Salu International a Legitimate Opportunity?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking to get in on the ground floor of a health and wellness network marketing company, Salu International may be your answer. They have two major products that may promote anti-aging and health. Their compensation plan looks generous and is reminiscent of other standard network marketing plans. This could actually be a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">If you are looking to get in on the ground floor of a health and wellness network marketing company, Salu International may be your answer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">They have two major products that may promote anti-aging and health. Their compensation plan looks generous and is reminiscent of other standard network marketing plans.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This could actually be a great opportunity to build a residual income business. The number one problem would be how to find people to join your team.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Salu International has three problems that may block your progress. Solve these and this company has great potential as an opportunity and if you choose to join their team you will want to find people who WANT to join you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Salu International Problem #1)</strong> A traditional first step is to encourage you to first contact your warm market. Family, friends, acquaintances. Why is this a problem? Usually, your warm market does not share your enthusiasm for network marketing.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Salu International Problem #2)</strong> Next, you will need to be qualified to earn commissions through auto ship quotas of product and you will need to have personally sponsored distributors in your downline. This investment won&#8217;t seem like much until you have trouble signing up a downline&#8211;then it becomes a financial drain.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Salu International Problem #3)</strong> Finally, there is the cold market. You can buy leads from other companies, pass out business cards to strangers, or knock on the doors of your local businesses. This is rough! But there is a better way.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What if you could find your OWN leads for Salu International? Leads that would belong to you alone? Leads that are looking for YOU! Leads that WANT to join your business. Problems 1, 2 and 3 solved. You can leave your warm market alone, start earning a residual income quickly with a motivated downline and turn that cold market into a red hot rocket.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The secret lies in putting your business on auto pilot, pulling in people day after day who believe as you do. And making money at the same time to help you finance your primary business. Think this is too good to be true? Its happening to hundreds every day&#8211;success can be yours as well with this simple secret.</p>
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		<title>Arbonne International Successful Home Based Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arbonne International company is a successful home based business. This company has been in business over 30 years as a successful home based business. It is based out of Irvine California but originated from Switzerland. The company was launched in 1975 and then came to United States in 1980. It has over 300 various [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Arbonne International company is a successful home based business. This company has been in business over 30 years as a successful home based business. It is based out of Irvine California but originated from Switzerland. The company was launched in 1975 and then came to United States in 1980. It has over 300 various products. Some of the products are baby care, weight loss, cosmetics, nutritional and anti-aging to mention a few. The products are known for their natural, hypo-allergenic, and environmentally safe line. Because of the popularity for natural based products Arbonne cosmetic products are sold to Avon and Marykay. Arbonne products are sold around the world.</p>
<p>To start your business with the Arbonne company, you need to purchase a starter kit that runs you $29, or you could buy a super starter kit for $65. Your commission is generated by your sales and the sales of your down line. It is your choice to how you much you are looking to make in this business to how hard you want to work. To build a down line it takes leads from that you get people to sign up as distributors. You can build as big of a team as you would like. The bigger your team the more profit you will make.</p>
<p>This company has filed for a chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January of 2010. They have been able to dispose of most of the dept and come out of it with barely noticing that there had been a problem. Some of the debt had originated from prior owners. Although they filed bankruptcy it did not hurt the company. It is a very strong and solid company.</p>
<p>There is no doubt that it is possible to make a substantial income in this business. As a multi- level marketing business it will take a strong determination and will, to build your successful home based business. There is still a large number of distributors that conduct their business off line the old traditional way. Consultants today for the company, should learn how to use the resources that are available on the internet. This way you could build a much larger and solid down line of distributors.</p>
<p>If this is the company that you decide to join that will get your interest and you believe strongly in it, then you need to utilize as many resources as possible to build a successful home based business with Arbonne International. With the opportunities of the internet, the possibilities are endless to how much you would like to make and the success you want to build. You just need to learn from the leaders that have made it to the top. Don&#8217;t miss out on the chance to become debt free and live the life you have always wanted. Network marketing takes time and patience, so the time to start is now.</p>
<p>To learn more about other resources and ways to grow your Arbonne International successful home based business you need to connect you to success and get started Today!</p>
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		<title>Liberty League International Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liberty League has been a pioneer in the growth of the direct sales industry but their future was cut short a bit by a review of the Arizona Attorney General. Although the Attorney General&#8217;s review showed that they were a legitimate network marketing company, the actions allowed their competitors to spin it on the web [...]]]></description>
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<p>Liberty League has been a pioneer in the growth of the direct sales industry but their future was cut short a bit by a review of the Arizona Attorney General. Although the Attorney General&#8217;s review showed that they were a legitimate network marketing company, the actions allowed their competitors to spin it on the web and make it out worse than it was. As a result of the Attorney General&#8217;s actions, Liberty League was labeled as a scam.</p>
<p>The facts are that Liberty League is primarily a personal development product. They offer three products:</p>
<p>o Beyond Freedom a 90 day personal development home study course retails at $1,500.00.<br />
o The second product is the Liberty conference. This is a 3 day conference for two people which retails at $7,995.00.<br />
o The final product is the Summit conference. A five-day event held annually at locations around globe, such as Rome, South Africa and Australia with a retail price of $12,995.00.</p>
<p>The questions I had to ask are what I repeat in all my trainings is that would you buy the product if there wasn&#8217;t a business opportunity attached to it? Well to answer that let&#8217;s look at the products:</p>
<p>o The Beyond Freedom course is basically the book &#8220;Think and Grow Rich&#8221; packaged with workbooks and CD&#8217;s. If you bought the book, you would basically get the same information.<br />
o No marketing system exists for the distributors to plug into for their contact lead management.<br />
o They charge a monthly fee for corporate replicated websites which can&#8217;t be optimized for internet marketing purposes.<br />
o They are one of the few companies that require their associates to pay for access to training and presentation conference lines.<br />
o No internet marketing systems are included in the first year&#8217;s fees of $2,722.00</p>
<p>Most people familiar with Liberty League International&#8217;s seminars agree that the information provided by the company is true and sound, it is also true that you can obtain that information from some of the best books written and available at the book store.</p>
<p>While Liberty League falls short on some of this writer&#8217;s criteria for a network marketing business, from what I could research people were thrilled with the seminars. I know that group interaction with this type of information can be powerful and create life changing experiences. People tend to need people, and sometimes a book just can&#8217;t suffice!</p>
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		<title>Free Home Business: Is It Possible To Find A Legitimate Home Based Business That Is Free To Start?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Home Based Business&#8221; will pull millions of hits in an internet search. There are thousands of companies with millions of distributors looking for customers and distributors of their own. Home business opportunities universally promise substantial income and display the elevated lifestyles of their top achievers to prove the point. Most of these presentations are exciting [...]]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;Home Based Business&#8221; will pull millions of hits in an internet search. There are thousands of companies with millions of distributors looking for customers and distributors of their own.</p>
<p>Home business opportunities universally promise substantial income and display the elevated lifestyles of their top achievers to prove the point. Most of these presentations are exciting and inspiring as example after example of &#8216;ordinary people&#8217; making it big raise our belief that we too can find financial freedom.</p>
<p>The challenge for opportunity seekers comes when they learn it will cost them tens of dollars to thousands of dollars to get started in a work from home business opportunity. Many begin looking for an opportunity seeking one where they can start for free.</p>
<p>Some companies pay their distributors to recruit new prospects and some don&#8217;t, but you can universally expect to be asked to pay for the privilege of joining their company.</p>
<p>Is it possible to find a legitimate home based business that is free to start? Probably not, unless you plan on bending the rules a bit.</p>
<p>Here are my suggestions to starting a home business without paying for the privilege:</p>
<p><strong>Do Your Homework</strong></p>
<p>Whether you are approached by a particular company or you are searching for an opportunity you should do your homework. Avoid the forums and reviews by individuals. The sad truth is that most people at too lazy to get out of their own way and too proud to take coaching so they fail. When they tank, they look for someone to blame which usually ends up being the company or their mentor.</p>
<p>Instead, look at the business press. Is the company well established, growing (especially in mature markets) and innovating? It is common for a new company to post impressive growth numbers when it first starts, or opens new markets. The true indicator is how much the company is growing in mature markets, places where they have been for years.</p>
<p>One of the sweetest allures of the network marketing industry, which makes up the overwhelming majority of home based business opportunities, is <em>&#8220;Getting In On The Ground Level&#8221;</em> which is synonymous with investing your time, effort and resources into a company that is unproven. Like any business, most companies never make it past the five-year mark. Look for a company with some time, about five years, under its belt.</p>
<p>Building a business is hard work. Choose a solid company to invest your time and energy with.</p>
<p>Once you have chosen your company, done your homework, and are ready to get started, you&#8217;ll need a sponsor.</p>
<p><strong>How To Get Sponsored For Free</strong></p>
<p>Years ago I wanted a job with a paper company as a sales rep calling on printers for their needs. I had no real experience in this area, but I knew I could do it. My background was in printing plus I could see that these guys made good money and I wanted in.</p>
<p>The company I interviewed with was luke-warm about hiring me. They had a formula for new hires and I didn&#8217;t fit their program. I decided to go all out and I made them an offer: If they would hire me and put me on the street I&#8217;d work on straight commission. That way I wouldn&#8217;t cost them anything.</p>
<p>We finally came to an agreement and I had a great 20-year career. I made lots of money for them and for myself. It was a win-win.</p>
<p>When you decide to start your home business, you are going to need to pitch yourself in a similar way if you want to work around the several hundred dollars it will probably cost you to start with a legitimate company. You need to create that win-win to get them thinking outside the box.</p>
<p>Every distributor wants new customers and distributors. That&#8217;s how the business grows and you become one of those people in the videos living the good life. Prospecting is where you will spend most of your time in your business as well as most of your money. When you factor in time, advertising cost and other resources you will be spending a hefty sum for each new person who becomes a customer or joins your business.</p>
<p>Since you are going to have to do it any way, why not start prospecting before you join the business?</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve decided that you want to join &#8216;Widgets International&#8217; and you have found John Doe, a Widgets International Independent Distributor, then instead of telling him you&#8217;ll pay his $250 sign-up fee (hypothetical&#8230;varies by opportunity) tell him you&#8217;ll put him in front of 10 of your acquaintances for <em>him </em>to make a Widget Demonstration.</p>
<p>All you ask is that the first $250 he clears from any sales go toward your sign-up fee to become a Widgets International Independent Distributor yourself, and that those customers you brought to the presentation will be yours as a distributor.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t crack the nut in the first go around, meaning you don&#8217;t sell enough to cover your distributorship, you simply repeat the process until you do.</p>
<p><strong>How You Sell The Idea: It&#8217;s A True Win-Win For Everyone</strong></p>
<p>Your up-line distributor gets to present to a group of people he did not have to spend time or money to assemble. He potentially gets a new, motivated distributor (you) and even if you flame out he now has the people you brought to the table as prospects who he can stay in contact with and convert to customers.</p>
<p>You get a distributorship without writing a check or swiping your card. You even have some new customers and a repeatable model you can use to bring other people to your new business.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Tom Bradley is veteran of the direct selling trenches, generating over $60 Million in revenues over the past 20 years. He was into attraction marketing before it was an internet buzzword and he believes in loyally promoting your company while aggressively branding yourself.</p>
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		<title>Networking Organizations Assembling Socially Responsible Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s society, many professionals and corporations are giving back to their communities. By becoming socially responsible, these people are making a difference in both the environment and within their own communities. Several networking organizations exist to bring together these professionals to educate, share resources, network and collaborate with the goal of making the world [...]]]></description>
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<p>In today&#8217;s society, many professionals and corporations are giving back to their communities. By becoming socially responsible, these people are making a difference in both the environment and within their own communities.</p>
<p>Several networking organizations exist to bring together these professionals to educate, share resources, network and collaborate with the goal of making the world a better place. Take notice of these organizations because they are bound to make a difference in your community.</p>
<p><strong>Net Impact</strong></p>
<p>Net Impact, which was originally founded in 1993 as Students for Responsible Business, is an organization that brings together more than 11,000 M.B.A. students and professionals. Its mission is &#8220;to foster a new generation of leaders who use the power of business to create a better world.&#8221;</p>
<p>Net Impact is an international organization with more than 100 chapters. It is comprised of 15 city-based chapters, 17 international chapters and more than 70 M.B.A. school chapters. Midwest chapters include Chicago and Cleveland.</p>
<p>Net Impact helps members to use their business skills for positive social change by providing education, career resources, events and an international network. Each chapter puts on a variety of events including topics such as social cases, business plan competitions, a speaker series and career panels.</p>
<p>Its programs not only allow members to enhance their business network but also broaden their business education, refine their leadership skills and pursue their professional goals.</p>
<p>In 2004, the Chicago chapter was formed, which already has 300 members and is growing. A unique and ongoing program that this chapter facilitates is its &#8220;Net Impact Non-Profit Advisors,&#8221; which matches Net Impact professionals with local non-profit organizations for short-term engagements.</p>
<p>&#8220;Chicago is one of the thought leaders in the world regarding corporate social responsibility. It was a natural fit to start a Net Impact chapter here,&#8221; said Mark Mastroianni of B2P Commerce, a leadership team member from 2004 to 2005. &#8220;I believe this to be true about Chicago because of the many graduate programs in the city instructing these tenets as well as the social enterprises that call Chicago their home.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Social Venture Partners</strong></p>
<p>Social Venture Partners was created in 1997 in Seattle with the vision &#8220;to build a philanthropic community using a model that paralleled venture capital practices.&#8221; Known as &#8220;venture philanthropy,&#8221; its intention is to develop the capacity and sustainability of local non-profits through long-term and highly engaged investments of money, resources and business expertise.</p>
<p>As of February 2005, Social Venture Partners has 23 chapters across North America, more than 1,600 partners (members who contribute financially), more than $16 million in contributions and 121 non-profit engagements. Midwest chapters include Chicago, Cleveland, Minnesota and St. Louis.</p>
<p>Each chapter is comprised of people who want to have a positive impact in their communities by making meaningful contributions to non-profit organizations through their skills, time and financial resources.</p>
<p>The shared mission of the partners is to &#8220;catalyze significant, long-term positive social change in their communities by educating individuals to be well informed, effective and engaged philanthropists and investing time, expertise and money in innovative non-profits to collaboratively strengthen their organizations.&#8221;</p>
<p>Each chapter typically requires its partners to make an annual contribution of at least $5,000, which is used for investing in projects with local non-profits. The investments are geared toward helping non-profits address a variety of issues such as children and education, early childhood and youth development and the environment.</p>
<p>Social Venture Partners Chicago was formed in 2004, currently has 14 partners and focuses on projects that empower the individuals who seek assistance from non-profits.</p>
<p>&#8220;I joined Social Venture Partners Chicago because in coming together with a diverse group of partners, we are able to provide a broad range of expertise to the investee organization (non-profits seeking assistance),&#8221; said Rebekah Kohmescher of Altair Advisers and a founding partner of Social Venture Partners Chicago.</p>
<p><strong>Green Drinks</strong></p>
<p>Green Drinks, which was founded in London in 1989, is an informal gathering of people who work in the environmental field and meet monthly for drinks in more than 70 cities across the world. Midwest cities include Chicago, Champaign-Urbana, Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee and Minneapolis/St. Paul.</p>
<p>Participants are a diverse group of individuals with professional backgrounds in non-governmental organizations, academia, government and business. They have professional and personal interests in sustainability topics.</p>
<p>Chicago Green Drinks, which was inspired by the original gatherings in London, was started in 2003. Each month, between 70 and 100 people get together in Chicago who have an interest in environmental and sustainability issues.</p>
<p>Each Chicago Green Drinks event features a panel discussion that&#8217;s meant to provide information and initiate further discussion. Recent topics have included municipal recycling, smart urban growth, water management, local living economies, green cleaning and home products.</p>
<p><strong>Final Thought</strong></p>
<p>By becoming involved with organizations that promote social responsibility, you have the chance to make a difference in your community while building some quality relationships. Differentiating your networking is a good idea so long as you believe in the cause of these socially responsible groups.</p>
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		<title>Building Your Coaching Business &#8211; HIGHLY Successful Networking &#8212; The Right Way and Wrong Way</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Networking &#8211; Right way and wrong way</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I&#8217;ve discovered some things about networking. Although it CAN be VERY successful if done right, most of the time it is done wrong and the results are nearly zero, at least not worth the time that it takes.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So, here are some hints that can take your networking through the roof. Actually, a &#8220;professional marketing&#8221; person in one of my last &#8220;Building Your Coaching Business&#8221; classes hadn&#8217;t been able to make her networking work&#8230;.up until we changed some things. At that point she went from one so-so interested person per networking event showing interest, and less than one client in 6 months, to 5 people jumping up and down wanting to schedule an appointment from every networking event and more business than she had ever had.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Develop Your Niche Market and Powerful, Compelling Core Marketing Message</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It all starts with developing your target niche market and your powerful, compelling core marketing message. Everything starts there, so if you haven&#8217;t done that yet, then get that article. Email me if you haven&#8217;t already received the article on how to do that. Because, once you develop that your networking results will go up 5-10 times what they are now.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the other parts are <strong>where you network</strong>, and <strong>how you network</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Where you network</strong> <strong>- How You Network</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Make sure that you network with your ideal niche market, or where others that also touch that market are networking. Networking just to be networking is not going to generate much.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Network where you can make a difference. Networking is all about meeting people that are in your target market, or are in contact with your target market, and where you can make an impact on them, their life, and their business. People buy only from those that know, like, and trust (they also make referrals the same way). Therefore, the people that make the most difference to them are the ones that they will go wild helping with referrals&#8230;and that should be your focus.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Chamber networking</strong> &#8211; I&#8217;ve learned that chambers CAN have some of the same narrow thinking as small business, some of the same thinking that destroys small business. So, finding the right chamber, or networking group is EXTREMELY important. How do you do that?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Find chambers that want to partner with you to make a difference in their members&#8217; lives and businesses. A really great way to stand out in a chamber is to partner with the chamber to offer seminars that help people and companies.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Make sure that you are on important committees in the chamber where you can help lead new seminars, or at least work with people on a volunteer basis to help them. Give them a sample and watch them jump into your shopping cart.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Going only to &#8220;networking&#8221; events without building the relationships and visibility will become an extremely inefficient way of networking. It can work better once you&#8217;ve developed that powerful, compelling core marketing message&#8230;but if you start with a strategy to also build relationships through committees and partnering with the chamber you&#8217;ll find some pretty spectacular results&#8230;.if you are in the right chamber, or networking group that feels the same way.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Some chambers can have some pretty narrow thinking. Some will limit your reach &#8220;because they can&#8217;t support one member over another.&#8221; Your job is to either help them overcome this thinking and make a major impact on them and their members, or move on to another chamber where you can make a difference.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Some chambers have told me that: &#8220;We tried seminars before, and no one showed up.&#8221; I&#8217;ve found that most of the time it was a local financial planner, or CPA, or another field, that was giving a very dry SALES pitch&#8230;and no one wants to hear that, so&#8230;.no the seminars didn&#8217;t work. Whenever I&#8217;ve been given that answer, I usually point out that my seminars are &#8220;standing room only&#8221; and I&#8217;d be more than glad to help them achieve that. In fact, I will set down with my competitors and we&#8217;ll all build a series of seminars that will FILL the chamber every time. (Don&#8217;t worry about helping your competitors. You will be the one standing out&#8230;I guarantee it. It was your idea and your success. And, if you follow my suggestions, your seminars will be full and the others will still be just OK.) In fact, make sure that your success is seen by the top people in the chamber, and by the members of the chamber. You will become a star for doing this.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">(NOTE: check out my articles on marketing seminars. If you are going to make these seminars successful then follow those seminar marketing approaches.)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, there still are chambers that won&#8217;t go there&#8230;.in that case move on. You are in the wrong place. Some chambers, even after experiencing the successful seminars will shoot themselves, and you, in the foot. I&#8217;ve seen chambers that, once a coach becomes pretty visible, will say something like, &#8220;We&#8217;ve had complaints from other coaches that you are getting too much visibility. We have to let others have the stage.&#8221; And then they had it back to those that were complaining, and the seminar attendance drops to zero. Pretty soon, the chamber will be saying, &#8220;Our seminars don&#8217;t work, so we aren&#8217;t going to do them anymore.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Some chamber will say, &#8220;We can&#8217;t back one business over another.&#8221; I&#8217;m not one for backing down. I&#8217;ll stand on the value I bring to the chamber, to their members, and to the growth of the chamber I&#8217;ve brought to them with additional members and growing businesses, but&#8230;.some are narrow thinkers&#8230;move on when you can&#8217;t continue to make a difference. Look at it this way, you now have a huge track record and can do this with, or without the chamber&#8230;so move on. Your job is to find the best networking opportunity and not just accept what I call THE NORM in networking&#8230;reach further.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Business Network International</strong> &#8212; Another really great place to network, and probably THE BEST is a BNI (Business Network International) group. The same things apply here. Make sure that your ideal target market is in that group, or someone who is working with your ideal target market. Be very selective about choosing which BNI club you join.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I have had discussions with hundreds of other coaches who have worked in BNI clubs. The discussion usually goes something like this.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Some will tell me BNI didn&#8217;t work for them. When digging deeper I find that their target market wasn&#8217;t in that club. Sometimes the club was made up of very small businesses who always perceived they couldn&#8217;t afford the coach, and they also perceived that they didn&#8217;t do business in the same economic level as the coach&#8230;sooo&#8230;.it was a waste of time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Find the RIGHT BNI Club-The MOST Successful Networking</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, by finding the RIGHT BNI club it can be one of the most successful marketing tactics you can do. I encourage you to take that way beyond what you find in that club however. When you finally find the RIGHT club, your job is to become the best leader in the club, to show that club how to grow even bigger, to show that club how to bring in bigger and bigger, and better and better companies. Join the leadership team. A really great opportunity is to become the educational director where you can show them ways to network better and to grow the club. Become a SUPER Coach by showing that club how to become a SUPER BNI club&#8230;.guess what? People will beg to spend time with you, and you will be a star in the club. After all, anyone who can make this much difference in the club should be making that much difference with the clients&#8230;.RIGHT?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Networking isn&#8217;t just about networking and meeting a few others. It is about networking with the most powerful people you can meet, and then make the most significant impact on the club, their lives, and their business&#8230;.and you will be seen as a SUPER Star coach.</p>
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		<title>International Income From Home</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When considering an international business you need to consider existing market ties, market size, and the ability to market your products effectively. Just imagine all the legalities that are required to set up a business, for example in Hong Kong. The need to meet the countries rules and regulations, dealing with currency exchange, taxation and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">When considering an international business you need to consider existing market ties, market size, and the ability to market your products effectively. Just imagine all the legalities that are required to set up a business, for example in Hong Kong. The need to meet the countries rules and regulations, dealing with currency exchange, taxation and you would need to repeat these demands in each and every additional country, if you wanted an international business. I am exhausted just thinking about it!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There is a way to Fortify Your Income with an international business while eliminating these concerns. Align yourself with a global network that supports a seamless compensation plan. What is a seamless compensation plan? A company that embraces such a plan basically converts your earnings from foreign countries to a point system that in turn pays you on those points in whatever country you reside. Some benefits of being affiliated with a company that has a seamless compensation plan is the ability to see exotic places, and have the ability to embrace different cultures as you work your international business.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Network marketing or relationship marketing is here and here to stay. No time like the present to start a home-based business that you can grow as fast as you choose. The trick is finding a company of integrity that has a product line that is consumable. Remember, when you consume a product you love, you need more of the same! So, how do you go about selecting this integrity based, international business that has consumable products?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Let&#8217;s begin by understanding buying trends. No single group in history moves trends quicker and stronger than the Baby Boomer Generation. You have heard of these Baby Boomers your entire life. They have made millions for companies around the world by consuming the trends they pursue since the 1950&#8242;s. Currently those Baby Boomers are most interested in maintaining and preserving HEALTH and increasing or preserving their FINANCES. The amazing thing is these particular trends are the concerns of all generations! Statistics show the main concerns for ages teens-20&#8242;s Gen Y&#8217;s, 20&#8242;s-40&#8242;s Gen X&#8217;rs, and 40-60&#8242;s Baby Boomers is categorically HEALTH and FINANCES.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dr. Stephen R. Covey says, &#8220;I think network marketing has come of age. It&#8217;s become undeniable that it&#8217;s a viable way to entrepreneurship and independence for millions of people&#8221;. So, when searching for a home-based business, consider these qualities:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">o International Opportunity<br />
o Seamless Compensation Plan<br />
o Unlimited Earning Potential<br />
o No Inventory Necessary<br />
o On-Going Professional Training and Support<br />
o Available in Multiple Languages<br />
o Products EVERYONE Needs<br />
o Paid Weekly on Sales Volume<br />
o No Boss (Yay!), No Set Hours, No Set Workplace<br />
o No Employees<br />
o Potential Tax Advantages<br />
o Minimal Start-Up Costs<br />
o Time Leveraged; Residual Income<br />
o Exponential Growth<br />
o Online Tools and Training</p>
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